. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 1. (EDICNEMUS. Fig. 1.—Foot of (Edicnemus oedicnemus, to show scaling, i nat. Fig. -Front and bind aspect of tarsus of (Edicnemus oedicnemus, to show scaling. 1. (Edicnemus, p. 3. 18. Key to the Genera. a. Bill shorter than the head, the apical portion swollen, forming a marked dertrum, and the apical curve of the genys ascending gently. a'. Tail somewhat short, only equal to the length of the head and bill b'. Tail much longer, considerably exceeding the length of the head and bill 2. Bukhinus, p b. Bill as long as or longer than the head
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 1. (EDICNEMUS. Fig. 1.—Foot of (Edicnemus oedicnemus, to show scaling, i nat. Fig. -Front and bind aspect of tarsus of (Edicnemus oedicnemus, to show scaling. 1. (Edicnemus, p. 3. 18. Key to the Genera. a. Bill shorter than the head, the apical portion swollen, forming a marked dertrum, and the apical curve of the genys ascending gently. a'. Tail somewhat short, only equal to the length of the head and bill b'. Tail much longer, considerably exceeding the length of the head and bill 2. Bukhinus, p b. Bill as long as or longer than the head, e'. Apical portion of bill slightly swollen, forming a scarcely evident dertrum; the tip of the upper mandible gently curved, and the genys abruptly ascending, the distance from the gape to the angle of the genys exceeding the distance from the latter to the tip of the lower 3. Esacus, p. 20. a". Culmen perfectly straight; angle of genys very abrupt, its distance from the tip of lower mandible about equal to its dis- [p. 22. tance from the gape 4. Orthohhamphus, 1. (EDICNEMUS. Type. CE. oedicnemus. (Edicnemus, Tcmm. Man. d"Orn. p. 321 (1815) Fedoa, Leach, Syst. Cat. Mamm. $ Birds Brit. Mus. P- 28 (1816) (E. oedicnemus. Range. Temperate portions of the Palaearctic Region, and nearly the whole of the Ethiopian, Indian, and Australian Regions. South America, from Amazonia and Peru northwards to Mexico and San Domingo. b2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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